U.S. to host 2031 Women’s World Cup, FIFA president says

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HARRISON, NJ – JULY 13: Members of the 1999 United States Women’s National Team raise the World Cup trophy before a game between Mexico and USWNT at Red Bull Arena on July 13, 2024 in Harrison, New Jersey. (Photo by Brad Smith/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images for USSF)

(Brad Smith/ISI Photos/USSF via Getty Images)

U.S. Soccer will bid unopposed for the 2031 Women’s World Cup, and the “path” is clear for the United States to host the tournament, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Thursday.

Technically, the U.S. still must “win” a vote at next year’s FIFA Congress, a gathering of the world’s 211 national soccer federations. But that vote will be a foregone conclusion and probably a charade, much like the ones last November that awarded the 2030 and 2034 men’s World Cups to Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay (2030) and to Saudi Arabia (2034).

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